The United States and Japan will step up their defence cooperation to deal with the threat from nuclear-armed North Korea as tensions in East Asia remain high, officials from the two allies said on Thursday.

NBC reporter trumps Trump at his own ‘fake news’ game

A TV reporter has given Donald Trump a taste of his own medicine after the president repeatedly lambasted the media as “fake news” and called reporters “dishonest people” during a fiery press conference this morning.

During his first solo press conference since coming into office, Mr Trump incorrectly bragged that his 306 Electoral College votes compared to Hillary Clinton’s 232 was the largest victory margin since Ronald Reagan’s 1984 win.

NBC reporter Peter Alexander was quick to fact check the president, calling him out for providing fake information.

“You said today that you had the biggest electoral margin since Ronald Reagan,” Alexander said.

Alexander then listed electoral victories larger than Trump’s – including both of Barack Obama’s victories and George H W Bush’s 1988 victory.

Mr Trump cut the reporter off, claiming ignorance.

“I was given that information, I don’t know, I was just given it,” he said.